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Kriegsdienstverweigerung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland / Conscientious Objection in Germany
Haberhauer, Margarete; Maneval, Helmut - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 220 (2000) 2, pp. 129-146
Zusammenfassung Hinsichtlich der rechtlichen Lage und der quantitativen Bedeutung der Kriegsdienstverweigerung nimmt die Bundesrepublik Deutschland eine Sonderrolle ein. Zunächst werden die juristischen Grundlagen der Kriegsdienstverweigerung beschrieben und die Anzahl der Anträge auf...
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Determinants of military expenditure in Zimbabwe
Tambudzai, Zachary - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 6 (2011) 2, pp. 41-49
While many articles have been written on the determinants of military expenditure in developing countries, few have … drawn from interviews with key informants and documentary sources to study the determinants of military expenditure in …
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Determinants of military expenditure in Zimbabwe
Tambudzai, Zachary - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 6 (2011) 2, pp. 41-49
While many articles have been written on the determinants of military expenditure in developing countries, few have … drawn from interviews with key informants and documentary sources to study the determinants of military expenditure in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009225986
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The analysis of the main indicators evolution of social and economic development in the Arab republic of Syria, period 1960-2014
Al Mahammad, Jaghayef; Necula, Raluca; Necula, Diana - 2016
The paper's aim is a retrospective analysis of the evolution of the main indicators of social and economic development … from Syria by highlighting the degree of development of the country before the policy crisis in 2011. An attempt was also …, managing the formation of an overview image of economic and social development of the country, and the effects of the civil war …
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The analysis of the main indicators evolution of social and economic development in the Arab republic of Syria, period 1960-2014
Al Mahammad, Jaghayef; Necula, Raluca; Necula, Diana - In: Agrarian economy and rural development : realities and …, (pp. 47-55). 2016
The paper's aim is a retrospective analysis of the evolution of the main indicators of social and economic development … from Syria by highlighting the degree of development of the country before the policy crisis in 2011. An attempt was also …, managing the formation of an overview image of economic and social development of the country, and the effects of the civil war …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011588144
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War and military spending in developing countries and their consequences for development
Collier, Paul - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 1 (2006) 1, pp. 10-13
That military expenditure and conflict have adverse consequences for development is unsurprising but important. The … effectively reduce the risk of internal conflict. Development, not military deterrence, is the best strategy for a safer society. …
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After the slaughter: Reconstructing Mozambique and Rwanda
Dunne, J. Paul - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 1 (2006) 2, pp. 39-46
A comparative analysis is made of the experiences of Mozambique and Rwanda as they moved away from their respective conflicts. This provides useful information and a means of learning lessons that can inform future policy formation, particularly regarding the roles of the international community...
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HEARTS AND MINDS CANNOT BE BOUGHT: INEFFECTIVE RECONSTRUCTION IN AFGHANISTAN
Child, Travers B. - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 9 (2014) 2, pp. 43-49
Recent work has suggested the foreign-led reconstruction effort carried out in Afghanistan and Iraq can mitigate violence because it helps win the “hearts and minds” of local people. For the case of Afghanistan, we show there is no evidence behind such an assertion. Analyzing unique data on...
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The developmental contribution of the Offset Agreements: the case of Colombia
LARRÚ, JOSÉ MARÍA - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Colombia is a middle-income country but with a human development constantly threatened by insecurity. This paper … EADS-CASA in Colombia. Compare Malaysia, the Colombian case exemplifies how offset might be an instrument of development …
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Greed and grievance in civil wars
Collier, Paul; Hoeffler, Anke - Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), … - 2002
We investigate the causes of civil war, using a new data set of wars during 1960-99. We test a `greed’ theory focusing on the ability to finance rebellion, against a `grievance’ theory focusing on ethnic and religious divisions, political repression and inequality. We find that greed...
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